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It starts with an idea. And with careful planning, quality production and continued maintenance, your ideas can come to fruition with

the help of Stratasys Direct Manufacturing’s expertise in 3D printing and advanced manufacturing. Let’s take a closer look at the

product development life cycle.

THE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

LIFE CYCLE

DISCOVER

PLAN

REPLENISH

DESIGN

PRODUCE

In the Discover stage, engineers and designers have an idea or concept in mind and are researching to find the best way to bring their idea to fruition.

This is where our resources come in – if a customer is intrigued by the benefits of additive manufacturing (AM), we have the resources to inform their future design and planning.

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With an optimized design that’s been validated by prototyping, a development team begins to specify the course of action to get a product to market. At this stage, designers and engineers typically pick the materials and manufacturing methods for their parts, coordinate with suppliers and decide how much work to in-house vs. out-source.

During planning, product developers may utilize concept models to facilitate feedback from stakeholders or functional prototypes in orderto test materials and manufacturing methods.

In the Design stage, engineers validate and test their designs with rapid prototyping. It’s the best time to tangibly see their product concept and get feedback from key collaborators, stakeholders and clients.

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Then, with a validated design in hand,you can begin the planning process.

After careful planning, and with research behind the vision, you’re ready to enter into production.

This stage is when customers are ready to produce parts.As a comprehensive solutions provider, we offer broad range of additive and conventional production technologies, finishing and assembly services, and excellent quality controls.

After your product is on the market, there’s still significant work to do to maintain the product and end of life planning. Suppliers need to maintain inventories of spare parts and provide maintenance and repair operations (MRO).

Design Services

• Design for Additive Manufacturing

• Design of manufacturing tooling

• Consultation

• On-site training and assessments

Designguidelines

Rapidprototyping

Engineering& testing (form,fit, function)

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ISO 9001 and AS9100certified manufacturing

Customer-definedmanufacturingspecifications

Finishingservices

Manufacturing aids

3D Printing/AdditiveManufacturing

Bridge toproduction solutions

Conventional/Subtractive Manufacturing

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Light assemblyservices

Consumer TechnologyAssociation (CTA)

Broad offeringof manufacturingprocess andmaterials

Coordinationwithin establishedsupply chain

Functional prototypesand concept models

Just-In-Timedelivery

ISO 9001 andAS9100 certifiedmanufacturing

ISO 9001 andAS9100 certifiedmanufacturing

Bridge and othermanufacturingtooling

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Spare parts Digital inventories

Conversionof designsfrom moldingto additive

On-demandproduction

Toolingmaintenance

Inventorymanagement

Legacy partsfor MRO activity

With our advanced manufacturing services we can deliver effective manufacturing tools to help you streamline the production floor. These tools can also serve the final stages of the product’s lifecycle.

Discovering the options available for yourproject helps inform the next crucial stepin the development cycle – Design.

Resources:

• White papers

• Design guidelines

• Topical articles

Design Services:

• Consultation

• On-site training and assessments

Materialand processdevelopment

Evaluation andrecommendationof productionmanufacturingmethods

Conceptual modelsto gain consensusand demonstratefeasibility

Percentage of global revenue from AM goods

produced by U.S. businesses (1)

38%